Articles from the October 27, 2023 edition
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Banned rocker gives Zoom speech at 'Palestine Writes' fest
(JNS) — Controversial musician Roger Waters wound up speaking as part of the “Palestine Writes” literary festival via Zoom after he was banned from the University of Pennsylvania. Waters released an Instagram video of him being driven to the campu...
Obituary - MINA MILMAN
Mrs. Mina Milman, 95, formerly of Orlando passed away Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at her San Jose, California home surrounded by her family following a brief illness. Mrs. Milman was born June 6, 1928, in Lithuania to the late Marchels & Esther (Lipzis)... Full story
By An avowed Holocaust denier is running for school board in Minnesota
(JTA) — One of the candidates on the ballot for an upcoming Minnesota school board election is an avowed Holocaust denier who has called for all Jews to be sterilized and tattooed with the Star of David, all synagogues to be closed and all Jewish c...
Israeli researchers unmask how cancer camouflages itself
(JNS) — In the ever-evolving battle against cancer, Israeli researchers have uncovered a previously unknown strategy employed by cancer cells to evade detection by the immune system. The findings may open the door for doctors to increase the e...
Egypt to open Rafah crossing for aid to Hamas-ruled Gaza
(JNS) — Cairo announced that humanitarian aid would enter Gaza via the Rafah border crossing, as residents of the Strip continue to move south ahead of a looming Israeli ground invasion. “Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and U.S. Pre...
Weekly roundup of world briefs
Acting deputy secretary of state to meet with J Street board at State Department (JNS) — Victoria Nuland, acting U.S. deputy secretary of state, was slated to meet with the board of directors of J Street at the U.S. State Department on Wednesday. ...
The pogrom is back: What can Diaspora Jews do to respond?
(JNS) — The numbers are astonishing. More Jews were slaughtered in one day that at any time since the Holocaust—more than 1,400 Jews, mostly civilians. But that is just a number. What is most pai...
Bay Area JCRC offers guide to counter hate speech
(JNS) — With the advent of COVID-19 came technology to help isolated individuals get together, the most popular being Zoom. Those meeting publicly and privately still use the platform, though it has brought with it another scourge: antisemitism. I...
IDF hits Gaza tunnels; ground forces conduct raids
(JNS) — The Israeli Air Force struck hundreds of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza in recent hours, including tunnels with terrorists in them, while infantry and armored corps conducted raids on the ground in the enclave in p...
Hamas terrorists could still be in Israel
(JNS) - The Israeli military has not ruled out the possibility that Hamas terrorists who infiltrated the Jewish state during the devastating cross-border invasion on Oct. 7 remain in the country. "We...
Gallant: We will continue until Hamas is defeated
(JNS) - Israel will fight until it is victorious, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday. During a visit to an IDF staging area near the Gaza border where he met with soldiers, Gallant said:...
Billionaire backer of U of P considers pulling funds
(JNS) - Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress since 2007, has told the University of Pennsylvania that it must work harder to counter campus antisemitism to continue benefiting...
